Crime & Safety
Putnam Man Faces Indecent Conduct Charge: Police
Police said he was in view of others on a public street.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Putnam County man was accused of urinating in public. Yorktown police said John Vandeveerdonk, 25, of Putnam Valley, was charged with indecent or vulgar conduct, a town code violation.
Police said that, shortly before noon Aug. 23, officers responded to a town code violation in Yorktown.
The investigation found that Vandeveerdonk urinated while in view of others on a public street, police said.
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He was served a criminal summons Friday for the charge and is due back in the Yorktown Justice Court Oct. 13.
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